Receptacle or package



l. -MCCOLL RECEPTACLE OR PACKAGE July 3l, 923.

Filed Aug. 2s

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Invrnn Macolin, or @nenn Ramps, MICHIGAN.

' 'i,IREGEPI'ACLEY OR PACKAGE.

Application led `August 28, 1922. Serial No. 584,800.

To all whom t may concern: Referring to the drawing, I provide a Be it known that I, InvrNn MoCoLL, a plurality of receptacles as 1,2,3 and 1.1-, pretcitizen of the United States, residing'at erablyof cylindrical forni, and comprising Grand Rapids, county of Kent, VState of cylindrical sidewalls with flanged bottoms yiiichigan, have invented certain new and 5 secured thereto. 'The inner receptacle l 60 useful Improvements Vin Receptacles or has an inner bottom 6 spaced from its bottom Packages, ot which the following is a speer. 5 providing a closed air chamberL 7. The fication. receptacles arejeach provided with an inde- This invention relates to improvements ini pendent cover 8, 9, IO and ll.

10 receptacles or-packages. My improvements The receptacles are of such size that when 65 relate particularly to receptacles orpackages arranged one within the other they provide tor ice cream or similar material which it is surrounding air chambers l2. Theenclosed desired tokeep in proper condition, or for receptacles are provided with conical flangeheated materials which it is desired to delike bases 13 which support the enclosed re- 15 liver hot-' v ceptacles with their bottoms and side walls 70 j The main object of this invention` is toVV in spaced relation, thus providing air cham'- provide an improved package of thev class bersv surrounding .each receptacle. VThese' described which is effective in retaining the may be formed of light cardboard-like mapackaged material in either hot or cold conterial, Vthe contents being pressed within the dition, as it maybe packaged, and at the receptaclexl, icecream :tor instance, and is 75 same time a package whichis easily assemprevented from melting for a long period bled with .the contents "therein, and disof time, it being very effectively insulated by assembled permitting thereuse of the outer the surrounding air chambers. container members should it be desired; In the modiication shown in'Figs. III, A further object is to provide a package IV and V the receptacles 14, 15, 16 and 17 80 having these advantages which is simple and are arranged substantially as described, the economical in structure. bottoms 18 being of the samecharacter as Objects pertaining -130 details and econothe bottoms 5 in the preferred construction. mies of the invention will definitely appear The bases, however, are modied, the bases from the detailed description tofollow. 19 being in the form of bands which are se- 85.

I accomplish the objects of my invention cured to the lower portions of the recepbythe devices and meansdescribed in the tacles to provide cylindrical flange-like profollowing specification. VThe invention is jections. These bases 19 have slots 2O below clearly defined and pointed out in the claims. the planes of the bottoms through which the A structure which is a-preferred emboditongue-like projections 21 on the disks 22 90 ment of the invention is clearly illustrated in project, these disks being arranged against the accompanying drawing forming a part the under sides of the bottoms with their of this specification, in which: tongues projecting through the slots thereby Fig; I is a vertical central section'through Supporting each receptacle in an elevated po- 40 L package embodying the features of my sition within its containing receptacle, the 95 invention on a' line corresponding to line tongues or lugs 2l supporting it concenl-1 of Fig. II. trically therein. rIhe result is substantially Fig. II is a horizontal section onv a line the same as that of the embodiment of Figs. corresponding to line 2-2 of Fig. I.' Y I and II. Y A Fig. III is a vertical central section of a I'havey not attempted to illustrate or de- 100 slightly modified form of my invention. scribe other embodiments or adaptations of Fig. IV is a plan view of one of the spacmy improvements which I contemplate, as ing members. I believe the disclosure made will enable Fig. V is a plan View of one of the base those skilled in the art to which my invenmembers in extended form. tion relates to embody or adapt the same 105,

In the drawings the sectional views are as may be desired. Y taken looking in the direction of the little Having thus described my invention what arrows at the ends of the section lines and I claim as new and desire to secure by Letsimilar numerals of reference refer to simiters Patent iszlar parts throughout the several viewsd l. A Vpackage comprising a pluralityv of H0' receptacles disposed one Within another, the inner receptacle being adapted to receive the material to be packaged and havingY a double Walled bottom providing a bottom vtir chamber, the enclosed receptacles being Y provided with conical flange-like bases constituting Supporting and spacing members removably supporting the receptacles one Within another with their Walls in spaced relation, said receptac-lesbeing provided with independent covers.

2. A package comprising a plurality of receptacles disposed one Within another, the

Yinner receptacle beingl adapted to vreceive the contents to l e packaged and being provided With double Walled bottom providing a bottom air chamber, and supporting and spacing members at the bottoms of the enclosed receptacles removably. supporting hem one Within another in concentricY spaced relation providing a plurality of air chambers for the inner receptacle, each receptacle being provided Witlian .independ-V ent cover. Y

3. A package comprising receptacles disposed one Within another, theinne'r receptaclc being adapted to receive the material to be packaged and having a double Walled bottom providing a bottom air chamber,

,ind having a conical flange-like `base cons stituting a snpportinoa andi spacing member removably supporting the inner receptacle to be packaged and being provided With.

double Walled bottom providing ai bottom air chamber, and 'with a supporting and spacingv member at the bottom removably supporting it in concentric spaced relation Vwith the outer receptacle, eachreceptacle being provided with an independent cover.

6. A package comprising receptacles disposed one Within another, the inner recep-` taclebeing adapted to receive the contents to be packaged and being providedivitli a flange-like supporting member at'itsrbottom removably supporting it in "concentric spaced relation Within the outer receptacle and :providing an air chamber below the :enclosed receptacle. l f

ln Witness whereof, it have hereunto .set

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